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trip to the middle east next week. from washington institute, this is about 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. good afternoon. welcome to the washington institute. i'm rob the director of the inconstitute. i'm happy to welcome you here today. just at the outset, if i can please remind you, cell phones off, please, not just on vibrate but off completely. this event is being live-streamed for our thousands of fans around the world. this event is being broadcast by c-span, so, everything you say can and will be used against you. so, please too turn your cell phones off. we're gathered here today because president obama is off for the inaugural overseas visit of his second term and he is going to the middle east. going to israel, to the west bank, and to jordan. his itinerary is a very different than the itinerary of his middle east trip in the beginning of his first term. we're going to hear more about that. and i think the mission of this trip is very different than the mission of that inaugural trip of his first term. we're
trip to the middle east next week. from washington institute, this is about 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. good afternoon. welcome to the washington institute. i'm rob the director of the inconstitute. i'm happy to welcome you here today. just at the outset, if i can please remind you, cell phones off, please, not just on vibrate but off completely. this event is being live-streamed for our thousands of fans around the world. this event is being broadcast by c-span, so, everything you say...
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week, as the president takes off for his trip abroad. to discuss the thinking behind the trip to the middle east, what middle easterners are expecting to hear from the president, what the implications of this trip might be for the broad range of american interests, we have this panel, a distinguished panel of institute experts pe. first we will hear from ambassador ross will provide the context, the thinking behind the visit, what the visit might accomplish and how the visit may differ from president obama's first trip abroad in 2009. then we will turn to david mikulski, a key is just off a plane from israel. he met with senior israeli, a senior palestinians, just as the new government was being formed. there is no truth to the rumor that a good broker of the final agreement. david brokered the final newement for this government. he brings fresh insight from his trip abroad. our third speaker will be might senior mike singh, director on the national security council during the bush administration on the middle east. he brings a perspecti
week, as the president takes off for his trip abroad. to discuss the thinking behind the trip to the middle east, what middle easterners are expecting to hear from the president, what the implications of this trip might be for the broad range of american interests, we have this panel, a distinguished panel of institute experts pe. first we will hear from ambassador ross will provide the context, the thinking behind the visit, what the visit might accomplish and how the visit may differ from...
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unfortunately, the proposal that will be before the senate this week only continues, doubles down, if you will, on those policies. in fact, there is evidence that this is the opposite of what we should be doing. harvard professors alberto alcina and sylvia ardagna -- excuse me if i pronounce those names wrong -- have studied economies around the world and various fiscal adjustments that have taken place in some of these countries. they found that targeted spending cuts have led to economic expansions, while tax increases have been recessionary. according to these harvard economists, and i quote -- "spending cuts have a positive effect on private investment while it increases to taxes her investment in the labor market and firm profitability." end quote. mr. president, the evidence is there, growing the government will not solve our economic challenges. if that were true, we would have a much stronger economy today because with the massive health care plan that passed a few years ago with the stimulus program, trillion dollar stimulus program that was put into place early on during the
unfortunately, the proposal that will be before the senate this week only continues, doubles down, if you will, on those policies. in fact, there is evidence that this is the opposite of what we should be doing. harvard professors alberto alcina and sylvia ardagna -- excuse me if i pronounce those names wrong -- have studied economies around the world and various fiscal adjustments that have taken place in some of these countries. they found that targeted spending cuts have led to economic...